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The reason why it was called the Spanish Flu, is not because it was from Spain, but it was because Spain was one of the few with an uncensored press, that was free to report the truth about the virus in World War 1, because they were neutral in the fight.

The King of Spain died from it.

It originated in Kansas, outside an army base. A supplier of pork for the base, under the migration path of birds, so combination avian/porcine.

It started in Kansas and President Wilson had a policy of suppressing negative information during WWI, including news about a lethal illness. We (USA) were the China of the Spanish flu.

 

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